Concord Starts Indoor Season at Roanoke College

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ATHENS, W.Va. – The Concord University men's and women's track & field teams open up the indoor campaign Friday and Saturday at the Bast-Cregger Invite hosted by Roanoke College in Salem, Virginia.

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SEASON OUTLOOK
The Mountain Lions open the season with a wealth of experience coming back from last years's teams. The CU men finished fifth at the Mountain East Conference Indoor Championship, that included all-conference performances from sophomore Ethan Board, graduate student Cedric Drennen, graduate student Issac Prather, senior Alex Watty and sophomore Logan Zuchelli. Fellow sophomore Ian Gardner was an All-MEC performer during the outdoor season.  

Graduate student Hannah Altizer, sophomore Erin O'Sullivan, graduate student Josea Smith and senior Emily Wallace provided All-MEC accolades for the Concord women during the indoor season, including Wallace winning the mile at the 2022 MEC Championships.

Other standouts from last winter and spring include sophomore Madison Cornett, senior Gretchen Mills, junior Alaina Mills, junior Taylor Perry and senior Maggie Thompson. Other notable returners for the Concord men include junior Caleb Hatcher, graduate student Samuel Haynes and junior Preston Prather.

BAST-CREGGER ENTRIES
Field events highlight the slate for the Concord women this weekend. Junior Ryann Davis and freshman Lilly Jackson, who was an all-state long jumper at James Monroe High School (Lindside, W.Va.), will both be in the long jump. Freshman Maddie Bohan and junior Shayla Short are in the shot put. Former all-state sprinter from Calhoun County freshman Savannah Cunningham is entered in the 200-meter dash along with Davis and Jackson. Cunningham is also scheduled for the 300-meter dash with fellow freshman Talayna Holmes.

Gardner leads a field of five Mountain Lions in the 300-meters, along with sophomore Prince Bhebhe, senior Robbie Cochran, sophomore Michael Kwakye and freshman Alex Patton. Concord also has five athletes in the 400-meters with junior Isaiah Jackson-Darby and sophomores Madoc Lathroum, Bryce Legg, Luke Ruhnke and Jonny Sweeney toeing the line. One week removed from his national championship appearance in cross country, Hatcher is entered in the 3,000-meter run with Lathroum, Legg and Ruhnke.

NOTE: Haynes, I. Prather and Watty will race at Grand Valley State's Holiday Open in Michigan Friday. Haynes and Prather will lace up for the 5,000-meter run while Watty is scheduled for the 800-meter run.